The TIPSTER Architecture Capabilities Platform was developed by Logicon under the sponsorship of the
TIPSTER Architecture Executive Committee. Since no funding was receceived to continue work into FY 1999, NIST was
asked to retain the ACP information on their web site to preserve this resource.

Last updated:Date created: Monday, 31-Jul-00

Overview of the ACP

The goals for the TIPSTER Architecture Capabilities Platform (ACP) included
promoting reuse of existing TIPSTER software, supporting plug and play
capabilities, aiding distribution of TIPSTER systems and enhancing interaction
between TIPSTER and other IR systems.

The Z39.50 / TIPSTER Interoperability prototype allows seamless exchange
of queries and results between TIPSTER systems and Z39.50 systems. Such
a system has access to many existing Z39.50 databases. This interoperability
is accomplished by modifying the TIPSTER DetectionNeed object to permit
Search Engine specific information to be returned to the client, and by
establishing a Z39.50 profile for TIPSTER systems.

The ACP was conceived and developed as a service to the researchers
and developers of the TIPSTER text community. Some software components
are copyrighted, and their use may be restricted. The code that can
be downloaded from this site is unsupported at this time.